The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-28
GREENWooD's TALK AND DoINGs.
Rev. A. Coke Smith Christmas
Thoughts -. Close of the Year -.- a
Dry Town Gets Wet. Etc,

GREENWOOD, -. u, Dec. 70, lSoI.
Our people were disappointed last Friday
evening that Prof Coke Smith was unable to
fill his appointment here The disnSrceable
wet weather caused the postponement: If ma
ture permits. he will entertain us Tuesday
cvening.Of this week. We remember hearing
him once at Due West on n commencement
OCCASION, and he deserved. and won the
plaudits of the multitude. OF the many en-
livere1 there, his is remembered MS one among
the best. Go and hear him, citizens.
Amidst the Jollities and lnerriments OF
Christmas will be interspersed some enter
tainments Of a literary character. II is well
that this is so. Many think that Christmas Is
properly observed If the feasts are sumptuous,
and the noise of the torpedo and cracker is
loud and long continued. 1t Is fit that the
mind also should have some pleasure and rec
reaton, and be lifted for q few hours above
the dull cares of business, and for season.
commune with higherspirts." The address
Tuesday night, and the cantata Friday night;
will furnish pleasant and profitable relief
from every day business. Let us heartily en-,
courage the frequent repetition OF these KIND
of exercises with our presence.
On vending our way to church last sabbath,
it was a sad thought that occurred to us, viz,
that this is the last time we enter the Temple
of Zion for divine worship this year, 1887:
have been numbered with the past. and lis
record eternalIy transcribed by Him above.
SO with this issue of the Press and Bd'uter.
When II Is printed this week, the volume for for
nothing that you can do, Mr.. Editor, though
you can do wonders with your type. can
change one article. sentence, or letter, within
It's covers, or add thereto one iota, though you
try with all your skill and strength.
Mr.. r. S. Sparkman, Of the firm Of Jervey &
Co., the Charleston store, is spending Christ
mas In the "City by the Sea-" If the earth.
quake was the power behind the throne that
decided him in coming here, we wish others
Of his kind would seek refuge In our enter.
priSing town. There's room for more.
Mr.. Tompkns Mabry, OF your town, has
been spending some time with friends here.
We hear that lie is q good typo, al. d that moth.
ing eau keep him from his cases. except one
who occasionally magnetizes his heart.
Saturday at the residence of Prof. j. r. Blake.
to the young people Of the Presbyterian
church. There Is to be one in the Baptist
church this week. Such occurrences make
life pleasure.
4 Eice horse was ratified here last week at 50
n chance. DR.. Willie Barratt threw "A, and
Mr.. Cannon Immediately gave S25 for his
our people have money invested in Mr.. Can
mons horse, and will receive little interest for
same.
We are sorry for bunny this week. Parties
have left town in oil directions In search OF
her. They wont bag as many as they antici-
pate, we venture.
Rain poured continuously Saturday, but the
Read the beautiful story, Esther, in the BIZ
BILE this week, and attend its performance
next Friday evening. The actors are in good
trim, and will do finely.
Greenwood was as wet as could be Saturday.
Her soberest citizens couldn't keep dry, and
the less temperate were soaked inside and out.
Where did they get their liquor? AS Green
wood is Il dry town, surely they didn't get ii
here, and at the same time 1t seems strange
that so many came TO town sober and left In
toXicated. Perhaps they drank bltterS, or
maybe they were only fcisuins drunk, or per.
adventure prohibition doesn't prohibit. Who
can explain? We give them The floor.
The Male academy has given holiday for
two weeks.
An old colored man was murdered in Edge
field some weeks since for his money, and
soon after four Edgeficld negroes came here,
spent money freely, aroused some suspicion
by their acts, were finally arrested, Identified
us the murderers, and sent to the Sheriff OF
Edgcfield.